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Madras · Assembly Constituency 203 · 1962

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1951195719621967

Winner — 1962

A. SWAMIDHES NADAR
IND
IND 54.2%INC 42.5%1 others 3.3%
Votes
36,054
55.6% share
Winning margin
7,779
12.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
75.1%
of 88,634

A clear win with a 12.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A. SWAMIDHES NADAR
IND
36,05454.2%
2
LOURDHAMMAL
INC
28,27542.5%
3
JOHN RUSSEL
IND
4710.7%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (57th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 10.3% · max 14.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
57th of 234

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 234

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
206 seats · 104 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 54.2%INC 42.5%OTH 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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